BAD NEWS FOR NEW MEXICO IN THE LATEST MILKEN INSTITUTE BEST-PERFORMING CITIES RANKINGS. IT SAYS THE ECONOMIES OF ALBUQUERQUE, SANTA FE AND LAS CRUCES ARE DOING POORLY COMPARED TO MOST OTHER CITIES IN THE U-S.
ALBUQUERQUE DROPPED FROM NUMBER 180 LAST YEAR TO 200 AMONG LARGE METROS. SANTA FE WENT FROM 153 LAST YEAR TO 177 ON THE LIST. LAS CRUCES RANKS AT 201 AMONG SMALL METRO AREAS.